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Ware, oh where? That was just one of the questions facing a University of Calgary archeology team this summer, as they set about learning the truth about an Alberta legend, 137 years after John Ware established his first homestead near Millarville, Alta.

UCalgary Nursing researcher Tracie Risling and Alberta Health Services leaders co-lead study-focused ways to stabilize and support more sustainable nursing workforce A combination of slowing numbers o

In the past few years, research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) has grown tremendously as researchers uncover the long-term physical and mental health effects of these experiences.

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease, impacting  2.6 million Canadians.

UCalgary study finds people have fewer emergency department visits and hospitalizations when they are supported by a health-care team For the past two years, Dr. Terrence McDonald, MD, and a te

Not everyone gets to see their face on a digital billboard in New York City's Times Square, but that's exactly what happened to Dr. Faramarz Samavati, PhD, earlier this spring.

Space mission uses nano satellite to learn more about the long, glowing ribbon of purple light that sometimes arches across the night sky A project at the University of Calgary is preparing for a spac

Hard Lessons in Corporate Governance provides an accessible introduction to the various failed attempts at using corporate governance to improve society. It introduces the record of these failures and illuminates hard lessons spread across thousands of empirical studies. If we look at the outcomes generated by various corporate governance 'best' practices, we find that none of the practices work.

UCalgary competition brings together leading research teams in academia and industry to focus quantum science on big challenges in energy management and environmental remediation The Quantum City Chal

Imagine accessing precise medical opinions and predictions from an expert who has studied every health test, care decision, and outcome for patients exactly like you.

Every patient has an opportunity to improve the outcome for the next young person to walk in the front door There's an audible series of clicks, and once the electromagnetic coil is dialed in to deliver the perfect amount of stimulation to the brain, an involuntary twitch of the finger.

A new program aims to address the disparity between Euro-centric mental health services and Indigenous Peoples' holistic outlook on well-being.

A Schulich School of Engineering master's student is hoping small adjustments will make a major difference in Calgary Transit users' experiences.

Three hydrology professors from the Schulich School of Engineering (SSE) joined forces with professors from the University of Alabama and University of Saskatchewan, as well as the University of Hawai

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine experts raise awareness to a variety of health challenges faced by increasingly popular brachycephalic breeds At the University of Calgary, we believe in the power of shared knowledge and in the importance of community involvement.

Brooklea Graham was walking to an ultrasound appointment when a poster seeking new mothers for a research study caught her eye.

Belinda Heyne and Rachel Lauer's research takes them from microbes invisible to the human eye to entire ecosystems hidden in the darkest depths of the ocean It's probably been a while - if ever - since you thought about the microbes living on your hand. And what about the ecosystem living on the pitch-black ocean floor' For Drs.

Nicole Letourneau hopes to improve lives of women and children impacted by violence, adversity and depression Two projects led by a professor with the University of Calgary's Faculty of Nursing and Cu

Robert Miller creates software to help determine most appropriate test for coronary artery disease patients Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease, and a leading cause of death for both men and women in Canada.